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		CapricornNoble 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target... >Collections? Like debt collection? Where are you getting that? It's a term used in the military/national security circles for intelligence gathering. https://www.intelligence.gov/careers/explore-careers/intelli... https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/do...

sailfast 11 months ago [–]

Apologies - perhaps I watch too many movies. Yes, I was speaking of intelligence or blackmail material collection that might be the goal of compromising someone's phone, etc.

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